By Francesco Zaratti: La Paz, 06/10/2026. This edition is aimed specifically at our international subscribers seeking to understand the crisis unfolding in Bolivia. La Paz, the seat of government, has been held hostage for 40 days by a protest movement that has crossed the line into violence and ruthlessness. It all began with a general strike…
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Gold Still Flows in Madidi | El oro sigue fluyendo en Madidi
By Jimena Mercado, AGENCIA DE NOTICIAS AMBIENTALES, Erbol: Ruth Alípaz: Illegal Mining Continues in Amazon Rivers Despite Agro-Environmental Court Rulings Despite Environmental Order No. SP-TAA 012/2025, issued by the Full Chamber of the Agro-Environmental Court on September 30, 2025, which established urgent environmental precautionary measures to halt illegal mining and protect the Tuichi River, located…
Microbusinesses Demand Relief | Microempresarios Exigen Alivio
By Eju.tv: Microentrepreneurs Call the 36 Days of Road Blockades “Criminal”; Sector Demands Six-Month Loan Payment Deferral to Recover The leader added that micro and small businesses are unable to obtain raw materials for manufacturing, production, or sales because Bolivia does not produce the necessary inputs needed to complete their products. The representative of the…
Crash of a Nation | Colapso de una Nación
By The Economist: Protesters have controlled Bolivia’s capital for a month To lift their blockades, they want the centrist president, Rodrigo Paz, to resign When túpac katari, an indigenous leader, laid siege to La Paz for more than 100 days in 1781, the city folk were reduced to eating cats and dogs. La Paz today…
Roadblock Pushback | Crece la resistencia a los bloqueos
By Milton Condori, Vision 360: From Beni to La Paz: Initiatives Grow to Curb Road Blockades and Defend Freedom of Movement The municipalities of Rurrenabaque and Reyes have free-transit laws in place. In the city of La Paz, there is a proposed municipal law aimed at curbing road blockades. In other localities within the department,…
Chapare Leaders Behind El Alto Blockades? | ¿Dirigentes del Chapare detrás de los bloqueos en El Alto?
By Milton Condori, Vision 360: Voices of discontent emerge after Evo supporters from the Chapare are identified at blockade points in El Alto “There are people from the Chapare who are leading these marches, these protests, these blockades. Without a doubt, there are people from the Chapare,” said former neighborhood leader Eddy Condori. Merchant leader…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 